Hay-loader.



:No. 830,159. PATENTBD SBE'T. 4, 1906.

J. E. DOWDEN.

HAY-LOADER. l APPLIGTION FILED NOV. 14, 1904.

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J. E. DOWDBN.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.14, 1904.

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'JOHN E. DOWDEN. or MANCHESTER, SOUTH Diiiora; I HAY-LADER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

llatented Slept.l 4, 1906.

Application filed November 14,1904. Serial No'. 282,589.

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. wardly, and t Be it known that I, JOHN E. DQWDEN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Kingsberry and State of South Dakota, have invented a certain new and useful Hay-Loader, of which the following is a specification.

The' objects of m invention are to provide a device for railing hay and elevating the hay as it is raked to a wagon which is to be jplaced at one side of the rake proper.

further obj ect is to provide'a side-delivery rake and loader ,wl11ch will cause all of the hay-on the ground over which the rake travels to be icked up cleanly, carried forlien elevated to a point of discharge at one side of the rake.

A' further object is to provide means for.

attaching my device to the ordinarywagonbody in suc a wav that it will be maintained a certain distance away from. the wagon-body, and, further, to provide means for supporting th'e elevating-carrier in position relative to the hay-rack which is pladd onthe' body of the wagon, and to provide an elevating-carrier which is designed to elevate out m my claims,

the hay onto the wagon to any desirable height.

A further object is to provide an elevatingcarrier which can be'easil Y folded into a portable position-that is, t e outer ortion of the .carrier can be folded against t 1e bottoni of the inner portion oi thercarrier.

A further object is to provide a device in which the hay is raked up in the ordinary manner-that is, the ordinary frame of a hayrake may be used with a few attachments to it for supporting and maintaining in position the elevating mechanism.

A further object is to provide means for detachably securing the loader to the side of a wagon so that as the wagon, is advanced the loader will also be advanced.

' My invention consists in certain detailsin the construction, arrangement, and combination ofthe various parts of the device, whereby the objects contem lated are attained, as hereinafter more ful f set forth, pointed and i lustrated in the accompanying drawings,- in whichrier and showing in cross-section the conported by moans y Figure l 1s a longitudmal sectional view of the loader looking toward the elevating-cai.

mediately in front of the rake-supporting wheels, showing one side ofthe e evatingcarrier. Fig. 4 shows the mechanism .for

the wa on-body. Fig; 5 is a cross-sectional view 01g the mechanism, showin' the side-delivery conveyer in section and carrier alsol in section; and Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the mechanism for operatin the rakeand the' under side ofthe lower en o1' the elevating-carrier. Referring to the accompanying dr'awijngs, I have used the reference-numeral ltouindicate the traction-wheel to which the operating mechanism is connected. The reference-numeral 11 indicates the other of the traction-wheels upon which the rake is mounted. These wheels are connected with veach other by the shaft12. Attached to the shaft 12 in the ordinary wayis a series of spring-teeth 13. Extending upwardly from t holding the conveyor in position relative'to Y tional view of the device out through it imi tthe elevatingeshaft 1,2 is an arm 14, to which the mechanism forraising and lowering the teeth is, attached, as will hereinafter he more fully described. Mounted at one end of the shaft 12 and adjacent to the traction-wheel 10 is a supporting-bar livhavino the downwardlyextending member 15 and: the forwardly-extending member 16 therein. At the-forward end of the member 16 is a rectangular frame 17, which is securely held in position relative to the member 16 by means of the braces 18 and 19 Iand which is supported in position relative to the ground-surface by means pf the swiveled castor 20. Attached to that end of the sha1' t 12 'which 1s nearest the traction-wheel 11 is a similar su portino-bar, which I have designated 21 andbvhich* as a forwardly-extending member similar tio the member similar to the member 15.

21 is a rectangular frame '22, similar in conL struction to the rectangular frame 17 'and' braced relative to the supportin --bar 22 in the same wayasthe rectangular ame 17 is supported relaife to the supporting-frame 1lia .and also ving i'ts forwardend supof a swiveled'caster, which have designated by the numeral ,231 ,fl The forward portions of therecta lar frames, 17 and 22 are connected with each other by means of ieboardsol'metal ,lates 24, which formons side of-ftheide-de very,

conveyer :and prevent'thf'hfiy member' 16 and a downwardly-extending,

At the forward end of the supportingl'vbar' IOO thrown from the Iconveyer (which elevates the hay forwardly) from being thrown off of the side-delivery conveyeras 1t is thrown upon it. These ramesare also connected by the boards orfrnetal platform 25, around which the side-delivery conveyer travels. ,Connectin the upper central portions of the reetangu ar frame's17-and 221s the idlertion-w eel 10.

the` hayforwardly passes.

is a ccnveyer 29. for movin shaft 26,. over which the conveyer for moving 'Connecting'the extreme lower ends of the `supporting-bars- 14a' 'and 21 is a shaft 27,

which has the sprocket-wheel 28 Aon that end 'of it which is ,outside of the downwardly-extendi member 1v5' and adjacent to the trae- ".Passing over tbe'shaft" 27 and the shaft 26 the hay forwardly .from the rake. ireferably made of canvas and has a series ot teeth 30 on its outer portion, so that as the o'onveye'ra is driven by the shaft 27, which is driven from the traction-wheel 10, (as will more fully hereinafter appear,) this oonveyer 29 Willtake the hay from the rake as it is raked up and- 'draw it forwardly onto the 'upper portion of the conveyer and cause it to beudehvered at a point slightly in ,front of the shaft :26.

'the spring-teetlis-13 com Attached to the linside the tractionwheel 1() is a -sprocket-wheel 31. Passing around the .sprocket-Wheel 31 and theb sprocket-wheel 2 8 is a sprocket-chain 32, which is so arranged that as thetraction wheel 1G is advanced over the groundfsurface and rotated the roller 27will be correspondn .feyer 29 to be driven in suei a way as to elev'ate the hay forwardly-j The mechanism for raising and lowering rises a link 33,

which is pivotally attache to the up er lend of the arm 14 -at one end and at its ot er end is pivotally attached to the hand-lever 34,'

which is pivo'tally attached at its lowerendf to the forwardly-extending member 16 of the supnorting-ba'r 14u.

T e ordinarvmechanisrn is provided for maintaining the spring teeth throughout their limit of movement as desired by the' operator.

Connecting the sides of the' rectangular frame 22 and slightly above the bottom orf tion thereof is the shaft`34, having a sproc (etwlieei 35 each end thereof.

Mounted iniinediately in front of the rec-" tangular frame 17 is the shaft 36, havinga sprocket-wheel 37 near each end thereof.`

Passing around the sprocket-wheels 35' and` 37 and the shafts34 and 36 and over and under the boards .25 is the side-delivery con- 7eyer 38, made up of sprocket-chains and slats connecting these chains and teeth in the slats, 'so that as the convey'cr38 is driven the hay which is delivered onthat portion' of it inner section at the point 41. Passing This conveyer is,

shaft 51 at the upper end o which is above the boards 25-willbe advanced toward the right side of the machine. At the extreme rear end of theshaft 36 is a beveled gear 36, which is in mesh with a beveled gear which drives it.

Mounted at the left end of the conveyer 38 and immediately outside of the rectangular .frame 17 is the-elevating-carrier frame, made up of anin'ner section 39 and an outer section 40, which is hinged to the upper end of the Over the outer and inner sections is the carrier 42,

which isdrivenfroin the shaft 43 at the lower endl of the inner section 39, which shaft' inturn is driven from the traction-wheels, as'is pointed out hereinafter.

At ythe rear end of the shaft 43 is al beveled gear 43a, through which the shaft is driven. This carrier 42 passes over sprocket-wheels 44, which are mountedon the shaft forming the hinge between the two sections and over and under sprocket-wheels 45, which are mounted on a s haft 46 at the extreme outer belt has slats 50 extending transversely of itl and' is designed tohold the hay .in positionrelative to the carrier for` elevatingthe hay as IOO y it is'operatrd. 'T his carrier 1passes around the the inner section 39 and the shaft 52 at the lowerenfl of 'the inner section 39 and is driven by said shaft. Mounted on the outside of the tractionwheel 10 is asprocket-wheel 53.

At the rear sideof the lower end of the in- An er section 3.9 is a shaft 54, having 'the sprocket-wheel 55 thereon. and -having'thebeveled gear V5 6 at the inner end thereof in mesh with the beveled gear 36a and having a beveled gear 5 7 adjacent tol the. other end thereof in mesh with the beveled gear 43a. I have provided a sprocket-chain 58, which tri; 'Y

passes around the sprocket-wheels 53f'and'55,

so that as thesprocketwheel 53 is'driven 'by the. traction-wheel 1() as themachine is advanced over the ground-surface the shaft 54 will be operated through the sprocket-wheel' 55, and consequently drive the shafts36'and 43 to operate the side-delivery conveyer' 38 and the elevating-carrier 423 'Mounted on the shaft 43, front of the beveledl gear 43a, is a'gear 59. A Mounted on the shaft .52

mesh with the gear 59. i It willbe seen, there` Ifore, that asthe shaft 43, upon which the gear 59 is mounted,.is rotated 'the shaft 52,- upon whichthe gear isrnounted, will be rotatedimmediately in is a gear- 60 in.l

l l ige' that the entire elevating mechanism will be directly from the `traction-- operated almost wheel 10.

Mounted lon the outer side of the inner sec-l tion 39 of the' carrier are the rollers 61, which are designed to normally rest against the uper" side of the wagon-rack 62. When my -oider is being used, this will allow for slight forward or rearward movement, also for sli ht u ward and downward movement of eit er o the wa on-box or ofthe loader.

Attached to t e inner end of the outer section at a point adjacent to the hinge between the two sections and on each side of the outer section is an arm or bar 63, which is securel fixed to the outer section and each of whic is braced by means' of the brace-rods 64, which are attached to the sides of the outer section 40. At the lower end of each of these` bars there is a lug 64", which holds adjustably the shaft 48 in the proper position for supporting the carrier 42.

There is a windlas's 65 mounted above the rectangular frame 22, having a pawl 66 and ratchet 67 to hold the shaft againstrotary 4movement except in one direction when the awl is in engagement with the ratchet.

here is a weight 68 at the lower end of the pawl to hold the awl normally in engagement with the ratc ct 57. i

Connecting the upper ends of the bars 63 and the windlass are the ropes 69, so arranged that as the windlass is operated the outer section may be swung upwardly and downwardl on its pivot.

Attache to each side of the lower end of the inner section'Q of the elevating-carrier are the brace-rods 70 and 71, whichare .se-l

cured to the carrier by means of the hooks 72 and 73, respectively, which are slipped over the rod 7 4, attached to the carrier. The brace-rods 70 and 71 are secured at their other ends to the wagon-body by means of the plate 75, which has the hook 76 on it, over which the hooks 77 and 78 are sli ped, so that by these rods 7() and 71 theioader is maintained a certain distance awaynrom the wagon-body.

Connecting` the central forward pbrtion of the loader with the side of the wagon is a rod 79, which causes the loader to be drawn for-` wardly as the wagon is advanced over the ground-surface. I M

Mounted at the rear of the teeth 13 is a transverse shaft 80, having a series of teeth 8l mounted on it and so arranged that these teeth will operate as the shaft is rotated be` tween the spring-teethl. The teeth 81 are so shaped tha t -tliry will assist in forcing the hay upwardly and forwardly as the machine is advanced overthe ground. For the purpose of rotating the shaft Sti i prefer tonsupply the driving connection. shown in Fig. l,

which connection comprises a sprocketwheel ixed at one end of the shaft 80, a short shaft 8G", carried by a hanger depend` ing from bracket 80 and having s rocketwheels 80d and 80c and a sprocketeltA 80f,"7o` connectin the sprocket-wheels 8()a and 80.

The sproc {et-wheel 80e engages and derives motion from the sprocket-belt 32, and hence it will be seen that when the machine is moved over the ground the shaft 80 will be rotated in the proper direction.

In practical operation the operator first swings the outer section t0 of the carrier from the position shown in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. 3. He then attaches'the rod 7 9 to the side 8o of the wagon and the device is in readiness fornse.- As the wagon is drawn into the hay-, ieldwith the loader attached toit the hay will be raked b the spring-teeth and thrown forwardly by t ese teeth onto the lower end of the conveyer for moving the hay forwardly, which will elevateit a sli ht distance and allow it to fall upon thc side,- elivery conveye' 38, which in turn delivers it to the right side ofthe machine,'where it is elevated by the ele`v vating-carrier and delivered into thewagon. As the load increases in height the operator raises the outer end of the outer section. Thus by the use of my comparatively simple de; vice it will be seen that the hav is readily and cleanly raked from the ground and eievated into the wavon whichis at the side of the loader, and but little difficulty Will be had in loading the hay, owing to the fact 'that it is l delivered into the central portion of the feo wagombody. I

Having thus described my invention, what I c'iaim, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent of the United States therefor, iS--- In a hay-loader, the combinationo ashaft, m5 traction-wheels mounted on said shaft supporting-bars mounted on the shaft and having vertical portions arranged in the same vertical lane as and de ending from said shaft an( portions extending forwardly from i lo the shaft, rectangular frames carried by the forward portions of the su portinffbars,di agoiial braces fixed to the orward nexteltld ing portions of the supporting-bars and the rear ends of the rectangular frames, a beard 1x5. connecting the forward portions of 'the rectangular frames, a platform also connecting said frames, wheels supporting the forward on tions of the rectangular frames, an endless conveyerhaving stretches 'arranged above izo and below said platform, teeth mounted on the shaft, means for rocking and adjustably fixing the shaft, a downwardly and rear-- wardly inclined endless conveyor' having its lower and rear portion carried by the de end-l x35, ing portions ofthe supportin be ano. disposed in front of the teeth and ielcw aft and its npoer portion disposed above the 'firstmentioned conveyor, an elevating carriern frame comprising an initier section lined with, ige

l reSpect-to. thejnner reotennlar frame end extendingv upwardly and an outer section ,hinged tothe upper end of the inner section 'and having arms fixed to and extending up- ;5 wardly from its inner portion and `also having brace-rods connecting its outer portion and' l saiderms, an elevating-Camiel' mounted in the elevating-Gamer frame, ewindlass mounted inthe outer rectangular frame, and cables connecting the arms on vthe outer section ot :o the elevating-earner frame .sindv said W1ndlass. p 4

. JOHN E. DOWDEN. Witnessesz v R. W. LEVITT,

WILHELMINA BROWN; 

